Loader Operator

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• Operate equipment safely and responsibly to move salvage vehicles through all phases of the operation, maintain facility grounds and perform snow removal.
• Help ensure compliance with all federal, state and local regulations.
• Support dismantling and yard operations.
• Use scan gun and tablet/phone to update the inventory system on the location of vehicles.
• Help ensure fulfillment of daily work orders.
• Communicate written and verbally with management and other team members.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned.

• Perform pre-operational inspections to ensure equipment is safe for work.
• Operate equipment safely and courteously in work areas with pedestrians and other vehicle traffic.
• Equipment operated may include a wheel loader, car crusher, skid loader, backhoe, forklift, etc...
• Check fluids each day equipment is used and lubricate equipment at recommended intervals.
• Communicate any findings and equipment hours to management.
• Prioritize and plan workload to prevent delays to operations.
• Use long and short auto salvage forks on the wheel loader to unload car haulers and stage upcoming cars for inventory, dismantling and cuts.
• Use bucket to remove snow, spread stone and maintain grounds such as access roads, water drainage, vehicle holding areas and salvage yard.
• Assist with regulation compliance and quality assurance of dismantled vehicles before unloading from bay and placing in the salvage yard.
• Load dismantle bays with unprocessed cars.
• Process and crush vehicles that have reached their useful life and load onto scrap haulers for final disposal.
• Assist with safety and regulation compliance for the facility in general.
• Maintain location accuracy and integrity of vehicles placed in the yard.
• Perform tasks assigned by dispatch which may include: location checks, part checks, part pulls, etc.
• Communicate delays and problems promptly with management and affected coworkers.
• Assume other duties as assigned.

Not responsible for supervising employees.

• 1+ years of experience.
• Must have heavy equipment operations experience and some automotive background.
• Must possess basic technology competence (scan gun, tablet/phone applications).
• Must have good oral and written communication skills.
• Must possess the ability to stay calm, cool and collected in a high-pressure fast-paced work environment.
• Must be a smooth operator and work well with others.

• High School Diploma/GED.
• Previous heavy equipment operation, some computer skills, general maintenance and understanding of mechanical equipment.
• understanding of automotive components and disassembly.
• Experience in rigging/lifting operations a plus.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Basic computer skills.
• Basic messages communicated orally.
• May write brief messages and keep simple records.
• Problems encountered are routine, somewhat repetitive and generally solved by following clear directions and procedures.
• Decisions generally affect own job or assigned functional area.
• Results are defined; sets personal own goals and determines how to achieve results with few or no guidelines to follow; supervisor/manager provides broad guidance and overall direction.
• Handle multiple tasks or projects simultaneously with moderate complexity.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to…